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whiskeypriest
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:19 pm Reply with quote
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marantzo wrote:
You should see The Straight Story. It has none of the strange quirks of other Lynch movies. It is a straight story.
Get thee behind me Satan.

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billyweeds
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:39 pm Reply with quote
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whiskeypriest wrote:
marantzo wrote:
You should see The Straight Story. It has none of the strange quirks of other Lynch movies. It is a straight story.
Get thee behind me Satan.


Oh, gosh, whiskey, give it up. The Straight Story was my favorite movie of 1999. (Of course, Mullholland Dr. was my favorite of 2001, so there you are.)
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marantzo
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:28 pm Reply with quote
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billyweeds wrote:
whiskeypriest wrote:
marantzo wrote:
You should see The Straight Story. It has none of the strange quirks of other Lynch movies. It is a straight story.
Get thee behind me Satan.


Oh, gosh, whiskey, give it up. The Straight Story was my favorite movie of 1999. (Of course, Mullholland Dr. was my favorite of 2001, so there you are.)


But they are very very different movies as you well know. Don't scare whiskey off.
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Marc
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:43 pm Reply with quote
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Whiskey,

I guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised by The Straight Story.
If you're not, I'll send you a dvd of one of the most amazing things you'll ever see.
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Marc
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:55 am Reply with quote
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BRONSON!!
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Marc
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Tom Hardy in Bronson gives a staggering performance.
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whiskeypriest
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:26 am Reply with quote
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marantzo wrote:
billyweeds wrote:
whiskeypriest wrote:
marantzo wrote:
You should see The Straight Story. It has none of the strange quirks of other Lynch movies. It is a straight story.
Get thee behind me Satan.


Oh, gosh, whiskey, give it up. The Straight Story was my favorite movie of 1999. (Of course, Mullholland Dr. was my favorite of 2001, so there you are.)


But they are very very different movies as you well know. Don't scare whiskey off.
No no no no no. The worst possibility is, I might actually like Straight Story, and you know where that would lead? Inland Empire, that's where.

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billyweeds
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:47 am Reply with quote
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whiskeypriest wrote:
marantzo wrote:
billyweeds wrote:
whiskeypriest wrote:
marantzo wrote:
You should see The Straight Story. It has none of the strange quirks of other Lynch movies. It is a straight story.
Get thee behind me Satan.


Oh, gosh, whiskey, give it up. The Straight Story was my favorite movie of 1999. (Of course, Mullholland Dr. was my favorite of 2001, so there you are.)


But they are very very different movies as you well know. Don't scare whiskey off.
No no no no no. The worst possibility is, I might actually like Straight Story, and you know where that would lead? Inland Empire, that's where.


Hell, whiskey, even I have managed to avoid Inland Empire. (Actually, I saw the first ten minutes and quickly bailed.) Even for a Mulholland fanatic, that one is a non-starter.

And Manohla Dargis (she who worships at the shrine of Synecdoche, New York) loved Inland Empire. That should have warned me.
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Joe Vitus
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:17 pm Reply with quote
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Billy where were you when everyone jumped on me for not appreciating the genius of Inland Empire? Whiskey there's no way one could be lead from The Straight Story to that. Apples and oranges.

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marantzo
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:23 pm Reply with quote
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Joe Vitus wrote:
Billy where were you when everyone jumped on me for not appreciating the genius of Inland Empire? Whiskey there's no way one could be lead from The Straight Story to that. Apples and oranges.


I was apparently absent, because I don't even remember it being discussed. I don't think it ever came to Winnipeg, which probably saved me money and disappointment.
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Joe Vitus
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:40 pm Reply with quote
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Your take would have been amusing. I thought the movie was a mess, but it sure had its supporters (guess every Lynch movie will, like Fellini) here.

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Syd
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Joe Vitus wrote:
Your take would have been amusing. I thought the movie was a mess, but it sure had its supporters (guess every Lynch movie will, like Fellini) here.


Have we found a supporter for Fellini Satyricon?

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Marc
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me.
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chillywilly
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:45 pm Reply with quote
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billyweeds wrote:
Hell, whiskey, even I have managed to avoid Inland Empire. (Actually, I saw the first ten minutes and quickly bailed.) Even for a Mulholland fanatic, that one is a non-starter.

I liked INLAND EMPIRE, but didn't love it. It lacked the polish and flow of Mulholland Dr. and seemed more scattered and less interesting. Bizarre, but creative would be how I would describe my two viewings of INLAND EMPIRE.

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billyweeds
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:51 pm Reply with quote
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chillywilly wrote:
billyweeds wrote:
Hell, whiskey, even I have managed to avoid Inland Empire. (Actually, I saw the first ten minutes and quickly bailed.) Even for a Mulholland fanatic, that one is a non-starter.

I liked INLAND EMPIRE, but didn't love it. It lacked the polish and flow of Mulholland Dr. and seemed more scattered and less interesting. Bizarre, but creative would be how I would describe my two viewings of INLAND EMPIRE.


You were bizarre but creative? Does this mean you were doing drugs at the time?
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